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Nanaimo gas station owner stops robbery with baseball bat

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Nanaimo RCMP are looking for the suspect in an attempted robbery who was chased from a gas station by a baseball bat-wielding store owner.

Police said they were called to the Super Save gas station at 450 Wakesiah Ave on Saturday afternoon when a passerby reported seeing a man being chased by another man who had a baseball bat.

When officers arrived, the owner of the gas station told them the suspect was armed with a knife and trying to steal a display case of Zippo lighters. That’s when he decided to grab a bat.

The suspect darted out the door and was chased by the owner along Wakesiah Avenue.

“We do not condone the actions taken by the owner as it could have lead to him being seriously injured. The best course of action is to comply and call 911,” said Const. Gary O’Brien.

The male suspect is described as about 6 feet tall with dark skin. He was last seen wearing a dark coat, sunglasses, hat, blue shirt, blue jeans and gloves. A scarf concealed his face.

The suspect was last seen running northbound along Wakesiah Ave.

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